Reno ended its first home stand of the season in uninspiring fashion, dropping three straight to Albuquerque last week. The losing streak reached four on Friday with a 10-3 loss at El Paso before the Aces were 13-5 winners on Saturday and 8-5 winners on Sunday over the Chihuahuas. A team that’s known for its offense, the Aces averaged just two runs a game in the … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (4/7-4/11)
The Aces could not have scripted a better start to their season on Thursday night. Archie Bradly was masterful on the bump. New shortstop Jack Reinheimer went 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBIs in the No. 3 spot. And the Aces rolled 8-0. The following night was a different story. Reno committed three errors, walked eight batters and blew a 4-0 lead in an 8-6 loss to the … [Read more...]
2016 Aces Season Preview
The Aces have a lot of recent postseason history. Last year is not included in that history. With Pacific Northern Division titles in 2011, 2012 and 2014, Reno finished third in the division in 2015 with a 70-74 record—14.5 games back of first-place Fresno. So will this year be different? Will the Aces avoid their first consecutive playoff absences since the 2009-10 … [Read more...]
Parsing the paranoia of powerful penny-pinchers
The longer that overlords hold power, the more paranoid they become. So it is today with the gambling-industrial complex. A dozen years since their spectacular failure of 2003, they finally got their gross receipts tax passed by the Republican-dominated 2015 legislature. (Nevada cannot levy personal or business net income taxes because of 1990 ballot … [Read more...]
Aces still hanging near Pacific Northern basement
Reno is a mediocre 4-6 over its last 10 games but the thought of finishing last in the Pacific Northern division is becoming increasingly realistic. Fresno and Sacramento continued their torrid month of baseball and continued to separate themselves from Reno and Tacoma although the Grizzlies have all but secured the division title. Fresno (78-49) sits comfortably in first … [Read more...]
Radio voice of Reno Aces, Nevada opens up about career
He, or more accurately his voice, is hard to miss. Especially on the Northern Nevada radio airwaves. Ryan Radtke is the radio play-by-play commentator for the three biggest sports teams in the area: Nevada football, Nevada men’s basketball and the Reno Aces. Covering all three teams, he doesn’t get much time off. His lone break sits in the brief lull between the end of the … [Read more...]